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Click here to read Howell’s interview on Chicago Radio Spotlight…
Here’s the Sun Times/Robert Feder Columns announcing Howell’s move to AM560 WIND in September of 2006.
Howell Letter To Sun Times Feder
Robert Feder of the Sun Times comments on Howell’s return to US99…
SunTimes Feder-Howell Back To US99
Click below for an excerpt of a Sun Times/Robert Feder column from 2003. This was a mention of John’s return to WUSN after a short stint at WJMK.
Sun Times/Feder/Howell Comeback
Here’s a Sun Times/Robert Feder column announcing Howell’s firing from Oldies 104.3 WJMK…
Big John & Ramblin Ray on ABC7’s Website… November 17, 2005 — There’s very little that fans of the popular US-99 team don’t know about Big John and Ramblin Ray, but ABC7 found a few things that might surprise you. For example, when Big John Howell is not on the air, he’s likely making his own music. He studied at the Berklee School of Music and fronts his own band.
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September 4th 1998 John Howell was hosting the morning show at WUSN/Chicago when co-host Trish Biondo and Producer Mick Kahler arranged for some special guests to call in. Chicago radio legend Larry Lujack, country superstar Waylon Jennings and John’s father Chuck Howell. Click below to see Sun Time’s and Radio and Records mentions…
John Howell featured in the Chicago Tribune/1999.
Click below for various Sun Times/Robert Feder mentions from the 1990’s…
Click below for various Sun Times/Robert Feder mentions from 1998…
Click below to read a feature on John Howell from his home town newspaper The Holland Sentinel…
Click below for a fearture on Howell from the Pioneer Press/2000…
Click below for a feature on Howell from the Chicago Tribune/1991…
Click below for various column mentions about Howell from the Sun Times, Tribune and Radio and Records…
Sun Times/Tribune/Radio & Records
After a tornado hit Plainfield IL. in August 1990, John and his band were part of a concert to raise money for the victims. This article is from a long gone magazine “The Coutry Post”
Danny Patton was one of John’s friends and a member of Howell’s band. He was killed (along with Country legend Billy Walker) in an accident a few years ago. Please click below for Danny’s obit….
Click below to read an article John wrote for “Today’s Chicago Woman” years ago….
Click Below to read about Howell and his band in Aurora’s “Downtown Alive”….
Below Are Some of John Howell’s Columns He Wrote For “The Grand Rapids Advance” back in the late 1980’s When He Was Working At WGRD….
Howell Column-Grand Rapid Advance-Wake Up
Howell-GR Advance Column-Ear Raid-10/20/1987
Howell-GR Advance Column-Malled-11/03/1987
Howell-GR Advance Column-Excercise-12/15/1987
Howell-GR Advance Column-1988 Predictions-01-19-1988
Howell-GR Advance Column-Foot Odor-0216-1988
Below is a mention of Howell in a column from August of 1984 regarding the re-formating of WLAV AM in Grand Rapids Michigan. The Column also mentions Tony Gates, Kevin Matthews, Johnny Mack and others…